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In the Ming Dynasty, the Days When the Cows and Horses Turned Over
In the forty-fifth year of Jiajing, King Dao was about to die, and King Yu was about to ascend to power. Xu Jie, the elder of Licorice Pavilion, was busy being a good wife of the Ming Dynasty. Gao Gong wanted to seize power with a big firecracker. Zhang Juzheng, the king of war, was hiding his plans and waiting for the right moment. Lu Yan, the magistrate of Yanggu County, was fighting freestyle on Jingyanggang... I, Lu Yan, whose nickname is Zhiya, am the chief engine of the Ming Dynasty, the
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I’m Writing Daily Records in the Wanli Era
A ruler's attendants record his actions day and night. Whatever the ruler does must be written down, so the official history can be compiled. Spring, in the third year of the Wanli reign. Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng reinstates the daily court diary and orders the Hanlin historians to take turns keeping it. From then on Shen Nian, a third-class jinshi graduate of the 1571 imperial examination, a junior compiler in the Hanlin Academy, and Zhang Juzheng's finest student, becomes a court historian
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1848: King of French Newspapers
France can live without a king, but it cannot live without Mr. Dupont. He was the main engine of the French newspaper industry in the 19th century, an independent thinker who transcended party and class, and a powerful social critic whose words were like a horn, a torch, a cannonball, and a scalpel. In 1848, the February Revolution broke out. The old revolutionary base of France was transformed from a kingdom to a republic, and the total circulation of Paris newspapers surged from 50,000 to 600,
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A Guide to Daily Rebellion for the Crown Prince of the Great Song Dynasty
Sitting on the throne now: He is the number one nemesis of Lin Lingsu, the thunder magician and master of the magic stick. He is the ultimate natural enemy of the court tumbler and executive deputy emperor Cai Jing. They are the demons in the dreams of Liang Shicheng, the hidden minister of the court, Tong Guan, the black-bearded eunuch, Wang Fu, the most corrupt man, Zhu Meng, the stone-playing boss, and Li Yan, the enclosure eunuch. He is the life savior of the great artist and scapegoat Zhao
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I Serve as a Censor in the Great Song
What is a censor? They dare to tug at the dragon’s whiskers above and investigate every official below. Their rank is low, but their authority is immense: they are a vital pillar of the state. The laws of our ancestors must not be broken? What if they are? Scholar-officials must not be executed? What if they are? My name is Su Liang, courtesy name Jingming. I’m a probationary censor in the Censorate’s Inspection Office. I’m known as Su the Heckler, Little Firecracker, and the Brush-Wielding King
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Yes, Chief Councillor!
Autumn, the third year of Longqing. The hands-off ruler Zhu Zaiji indulges in his harem, while the agreeable Li Chunfang looks forward to retirement. The hot-tempered Gao Suqing paces impatiently at home, while the handsome-bearded Zhang Taiyue sits idle in the Grand Secretariat. The common folk own so little they have nowhere to drive a stake, while the landlords and powerful clans hold vast stretches of land. Idlers who neither farm nor weave crowd the halls of power, while bestial officials f
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